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Rethink Outside helps funders and partners share a more powerful story about how nature and time outside strengthens our communities.

We develop, test, and share narrative frameworks and stories that bring new partners to the table and grow the movement for equitable access to the outdoors.

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Narrative in Action

The Right to Eat Brussels Sprouts Early and Often

Learning in the garden in California’s Pajaro Valley informs a national effort to strengthen communities.

The Places That Shape Us

In this story, Kasandra shares about the everyday places that have been a source of solace for her and how those have shifted through life circumstances.

Youth Education Offers Healing and Hope

Everyone faces stress and setbacks in life but living in a healthy environment within a strong community can make it easier to cope and thrive.

Challenged to Succeed

Environmental Traveling Companions helps people discover paths forward they didn’t know existed.

Equity in Action

When Natasha Coleman was a freshman in high school, her sister connected her to the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Windy City Harvest Youth Farm program. The experience would change her life.

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Rethink Outside photos courtesy of Big City Mountaineers, Children & Nature Network, Education Outside, Life Lab, Lincoln Park Zoo, NatureBridge, National Park Service, National Park Trust, Ocean Discovery Institute, Pie Ranch, Tiny Trees, and YES. Website by Weirdesign.com.